Telecom+Policy+and+Net+Neutrality

From Richard, on the Community Informatics Listserv

I haven’t been able to much indication of what Trump intends to do regarding telecommunications and the Internet. But he did name a new FCC Chairman, and that person has published a dissent regarding the FCC’s decision to impose network neutrality regulations. The dissent is here:  @https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-15-24A5.pdf It might give a taste of what telecoms policy will be like in the US in the future. And why the digital divide in the US might deepen, see (yes, there is a digital divide in the US): @https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603061/closing-the-digital-divide-isnt-easy-but-we-have-to-try/ @https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603083/the-unacceptable-persistence-of-the-digital-divide/ 